SILVERTHORNE – Simon Beck carefully plots his course before shuffling through a windswept snowfield high in the Rocky Mountains. Using a compass, snowshoes and his background as a cartographer and ...

Geometric designs, from floor to ceiling, add rhythm and classic style with simple shapes that easily create sophisticated living spaces. From tile on backsplashes to glimmering light fixtures with ...

Bicycle helmets are important for protecting cyclists from head injuries, but traditional designs have limitations in terms of impact absorption and fit. Researchers at the University of Gothenburg ...

Looking at mosques, madrasas, palaces and tombs from the 8th-19th centuries, Eric Broug analyzes and explains Islamic geometric designs in their historical and physical context. Chapters cover the ...

Dating back to the early Islamic period, these designs were developed using a set of mathematical principles. Islamic art was characterized by utilizing geometric patterns in a distinct manner owing ...

Using a compass, snowshoes and his background as a cartographer and competitive orienteer, 61-year-old British artist Simon Beck and a handful of volunteers recently tromped across a frozen reservoir ...